Structure 450435 · Cleveland County, NC

Us74 Ebl over Nc161

Carries Us74 Ebl over Nc161, 0.6 Mi. E. Jct. Nc216.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

174 ft end to end, longest span 101 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built198244 years old
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic19,750counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCleveland
Location0.6 Mi. E. Jct. Nc216
CarriesUs74 Ebl
CrossesNc161
Coordinates35.24691, -81.32995

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span100.7 ft (30.7 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area689 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,750 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000450435

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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